Database Resources

The following databases are accessible online. The retrieve feature of these databases is restricted to Ball State University faculty, staff, and students. Many of these can be accessed through www.bsu.edu/libraries. Click on "Databases" to see a full list of university-subscribed resources.

Business Resources

Business Source Premier - Excellent database for research on any business topic, and also includes company profiles.

Company Profiles - Includes company overview, key facts, business description, history, key employees, major products and services, top competitors and locations.

Corporate Resource Net - Excellent database for research on any business topic, and also includes company profiles.

Directories/Mailing Lists

Company/Financial Data

CRSP Indices/Excess Returns File - Links to retrieve series and introduction. To install CRSP, log on the Ball State network, then use "Map Network Drive" to connect to \\cobstorage\CRSP and click on "installation_instructions.txt". This directory is updated with disks 2008-current. For the older version (data up to 2004), use the links on this webpage: www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/econ/database/index.html.

CRSP Stock Files - Links to search and retrieve, introduction, and sample stocks. To install CRSP, log on the Ball State network, then use "Map Network Drive" to connect to \\cobstorage\CRSP and click on "installation_instructions.txt". This directory is updated with disks 2008-current. For the older version (data up to 2004), use the links on this webpage: www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/econ/database/index.html.

I/B/E/S Analysts' Estimates - Forecasted and actual data for earnings per share for both U.S. and international companies. Includes both forecast summaries and detailed forecasts. Updated irregularly.

Morningstar (Principia Pro) - Provides current information on mutual funds. Available only at Bracken Library.

Research Insight North America - Compustat database for around 10,000 large, publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada. Updated quarterly. To install Research Insight, log on the Ball State network, then use "Map Network Drive" to connect to \\cobstorage\RI.

Research Insight Global Vantage - 10 years of financial data for companies in more than 80 countries including the U.S. To install Research Insight, log on the Ball State network, then use "Map Network Drive" to connect to \\cobstorage\RI.

Socio-Economic Data

Bureau of Economic Analysis - U.S. Department of Commerce. National and regional data on gross product, income, and the balance of payments. Access to RIMS (an input-output model).

Bureau of Labor Statistics - U.S. Department of Labor. Access to data on employment, prices, wages, productivity, and more. Includes online access to the monthly labor review.

Bureau of the Census - Access to numerous data sets that might be of interest, such as Census 2000, Census 1990, County Business Patterns, Zip Code Business Patterns, American Community Survey, Economic Census, Annual Survey of Manufactures, annual population estimates, and the Statistical Abstract of the U.S.